Free Press Focus
The Alliance has long advocated for First Amendment protections and for an open and transparent government. Journalists serve a valuable role in providing reliable and truthful information to the public and provide exceptional content that meets the highest journalistic standards. Lawmakers must recognize and protect the fundamental rights of free speech and freedom of the press.
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News/Media Alliance Joins Coalition Letter Calling for Charges Against Journalist Covering Demonstration to be Dropped
On October 22, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a coalition of media organizations in a letter, led by Freedom of the Press Foundation, to New York District Attorney Gary Pasqua urging him to drop all charges against Indian Time reporter Isaac White, who was arrested at a land claim demonstration ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Stands in Support of the Colombian Association of News Media’s Call for Greater Support for the Free Press in Colombia
The News/Media Alliance joins the Colombian Association of News Media (“AMI”) in its call to highlight the dangers the free press in Colombia face, and for its plea to the people of Colombia to ‘demand and defend their rights to freedom of expression, the right to information, and freedom of ... Read More
Free Speech Week
October 21-27, 2024 - Free Speech Week is nonpartisan, non-ideological event to raise awareness and celebrate the importance of free speech and a free press in the United States ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Coalition Letter Urging Administration to Prioritize Drone Rulemaking
On October 3, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a coalition of news media organizations in a letter to senior policymakers urging the Administration to prioritize the publication of a proposed rulemaking to enable routine unmanned aircraft system (“drones”) beyond visual line of sight (“BVLOS”) operations in the U.S. national airspace ... Read More
News/Media Alliance and 100+ Media and Press Rights Organizations Call on Congress to Advance the PRESS Act
On October 8, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined letters of support for the ‘Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act’ (PRESS Act), led by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and joined by 107 news media and press rights organizations, including almost every state press association across the country ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Media Coalition in Urging Court to Release Indictment in Trump Election Interference Case
On October 1, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a media coalition in an application to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia requesting that Judge Chutkan grant the DOJ’s request to file a lightly redacted superseding indictment in the case United States v. Donald J. Trump ... Read More
